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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 01:51 PM
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"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land...
it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
-James Madison
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 01:56 PM
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1. Well, he's dead, and nobody's listening
Ben Franklin, too, had a few choice words to say about the current situation as it is.
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 01:58 PM
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2. Just suppose
that we were under the rule of a one party tyranny that had overthrown constitutional law, abolished free and fair elections, taken control over all mass media outlets, and built their own private mercenary army 'just in case'. What would we do?

What would we do?


Just a hypothetical question.
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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 02:07 PM
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3. That is why there are revolutions. Sometimes it is the ONLY.......
way to straighten out the MESS called government.
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AGENDA21 Donating Member (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 02:08 PM
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4. Some people just cant see it!
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mdb Donating Member (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 04:08 PM
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5. This one.
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."
Edward Abbey, 1927-1989, environmentalist, philosopher, and author
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 04:12 PM
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6. it is a concept we are fighting
Edited on Sun Jan-22-06 04:13 PM by leftchick
not an actual enemy but the shoe fits.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 04:58 PM
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7. New Bravo Bomb...
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